Nollywood actor Ibrahim Chatta has reminisced on how poverty led to the death of his first child.
The celebrated Yoruba movie thespian also stated that his firstborn died in a Lagos hospital because he couldn’t afford hospital bills.
Chatta, speaking during a video conversation with crew members while on a movie set, explained that all efforts to raise money when the child was admitted to a hospital in the Iddo area of Lagos State proved abortive.
Revisiting the incident, the actor said his late child was buried in a wooden Coca-Cola crate.
The video was shared on YouTube by Abiola Orisile Events & Parties.
Ibrahim Chatta said
“Malik is not my firstborn. My first child is a baby girl. I lost her because I couldn’t pay hospital bills.
“She was taken to the hospital in the Iddo area of Lagos State. I trekked from Ijora Badia to Makoko, and I couldn’t get any money until she died. My first child was buried in the old wooden crate of Coke.”
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Nigerian music legend, Daddy Showkey, has revealed how Fuji maestro, Alabi Pasuma, fed his family for three years in 2007.
Daddy Showkey made this public when Pasuma joined him on stage during his recent live performance at a celebrity event.
The singer in a viral video on social media explained that Pasuma was the only friend who came through for him when he had an accident in 2007.
Narrating the incident, Daddy Showkey disclosed that the fatal accident left him in the hospital for 3 years, and Pasuma was the one who took over his family responsibilities.
While describing Pasuma as his only friend in the industry, he stated that many of his friends and colleagues refused to help him even when he visited their houses after the incident.